Chapter 235 The opening of Changxing Shopping Mall and unofficial members
“Five ships?” Fukada Shigenobu was very surprised, but still said: “Mr. Yang, our Mitsubishi Shipyard can definitely provide You build it.”
Through previous communications, Shigenobu Fukada already knew that this time, the Chinese customers paid more attention to the delivery time.
I originally thought that as a first-time customer buying a new ship, one or two would be enough. Unexpectedly, I bought 5 ships at a time. This kind of purchase volume is generally only available to large shipping companies. Place orders with strength.
“How long?” Yang Wendong asked rhetorically. He really valued the delivery cycle. After all, it was only 5 years away from 1967.
Even if you pay a little more, after 1967, you may be able to earn back the cost of the ship in one year. In this case, time is more important than money.
Shigenobu Fukada said: "In one and a half years, we will build multiple shipyards at the same time. The first ship will be delivered in the tenth month, and one ship will be delivered about one and a half months later."
" As for the technical requirements and other factors, it will be up to Ms. Zheng to communicate with you." Yang Wendong did not say whether he was satisfied with the time.
He cannot express his position now. If he expresses his position too much, the other party may adjust various subsequent negotiation requirements based on his attitude.
Large-scale transactions are actually just like diplomacy between countries. The conversations are actually testing. One word may cost one side hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Fukada Shigenobu bowed slightly again and said: "Okay, please take care of Ms. Zheng in the future."
Zheng Yuhua nodded and said: "Okay."
After greetings for a while, Fukada Shigenobu After leaving, Zheng Yuhua also went to his room to sort out the information.
Su Yiyi looked at the somewhat leisurely Yang Wendong and asked: "Buying five new ships at once is not a small financial pressure, right?"
"The pressure is definitely great, but in the shipping industry Just like real estate, they all rely on banks, even more so." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "As long as we use the bank's funds to the maximum extent, the pressure is actually okay.
As long as everything goes well in the business, you can slowly use the profits from the business to repay the loan. Hong Kong's shipping kings also do this. ”
No matter what industry, if you want to develop rapidly, you must use bank funds. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Bao Yugang is, he will not be able to become a ship with a tonnage of 20 million tons in more than 20 years. Wang.
Real estate and shipping will be his two main industries in the future, and he will naturally use bank funds.
Before coming to Japan, Yang Wendong went to see Sanders. , the loan cooperation was verbally negotiated
Even if it weren’t for the fact that the manpower team on our side was not sufficient, then buying a few more ships might not be a problem
"Yeah." Su Yiyi didn't ask any more questions, but said: "In the past few days in Japan, I also visited a lot of clothing stores, and then I realized that what you said before was really right. The clothing stores with the largest number of clothing stores sell Ordinary clothes."
"Yes, this is the norm." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "In the future, my supermarket will also serve ordinary people, and the high-end consumer groups will only be in the minority."
Su Yiyi said again: "Well, I am here too, and I feel that I have learned some useful knowledge."
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "There will be many opportunities to come back in the future, anyway, there are only a few It’s just an hour’s flight.”
“Okay, I’ll think more about it when I get back tomorrow.”
"Well, if you want to do a good business, you really need to think about a lot of things." Yang Wendong said.
In the early days, I made patented products. Although there were pirated copies, with the cooperation with dealers, I could easily capture a certain share of the market. In addition, the initial scale was small, so it was not too big. market pressure.
But normal industries rely on various business methods to compete, which depends on personal ability.
Service industries such as Wal-Mart and Uniqlo are all created in a sea of fierce competition.
On October 27, Yang Wendong, Su Yiyi and several others returned to Hong Kong, while Zheng Yuhua and several others stayed in Japan to discuss this ship transaction worth nearly 10 million US dollars.
Such a deal, no matter how fast it is, will not be finalized in a few days. Even before coming to Japan this time, people from Changxing Shipping had already visited various shipyards.
After Zheng Yuhua’s team has negotiated various transaction details, the boss, Yang Wendong, will be responsible for the final decision.
After returning home, Su Yiyi naturally went to see the child as soon as possible, and Yang Wendong did the same, playing with the child for a day.
October 28, Sunday, suitable for opening:
On this day, many people in Hong Kong know that the Cheung Hing Shopping Mall located on Des Voeux Road in Central has opened.
At the front entrance of the mall, countless people are already waiting for the opening, including many reporters.
"Congratulations, Yang Sheng."
Yang Wendong stood in front of the shopping mall, welcoming guests from the political and business circles.
In Hong Kong, the opening of a building or large shopping mall is a very grand event. Even if it is a large consortium such as Jardine Matheson and Swire, when a shopping mall under its umbrella opens, Taipan and a group of senior executives will basically go to attend the opening ribbon-cutting event. , many high-level guests will also be invited to participate.
"Yang Sheng, congratulations." A man in his 30s walked in and said to celebrate.
After seeing the visitor Zheng Yutong, Yang Wendong asked: "Thank you Zheng Sheng. I heard that Zheng Sheng is also planning to open a shopping mall in Central?"
Zheng Yutong laughed and said: "That's true, but the scale is smaller than that of Yang Sheng. The shopping mall is much smaller, and the location can't be compared.
This is the core location in Central, which is basically British. It’s difficult for us Chinese to get a good position under the control of foreign companies.”
“It’s okay. It’s normal for British companies to start early and have an advantage.” Yang Wendong said nonchalantly: “But I believe that we will. Sooner or later, the Chinese will catch up with them."
"Hopefully," Zheng Yutong said with a smile.
Yang Wendong said again: "Sheng Zheng, go inside and have a rest first. After cutting the ribbon, I will come with you."
"Okay." After Zheng Yutong agreed, he entered the other side of the door. With many colleagues in the mall, it is a rare opportunity for everyone to get together.
In the next half hour, many friends from the business community arrived one by one, and Yang Wendong also greeted them one by one.
"Bao Sheng." Yang Wendong once again saw an acquaintance, the future shipping king Bao Yugang. Pao Yugang said: "Congratulations, Yang Sheng, for having such a building in Central, I envy others."
"Haha." Yang Wendong said: "If Mr. Bao wanted to, even if this location may not be available, ordinary locations in Central are still available."
In the early 1960s, Hong Kong real estate was only an important indicator of the overall economy. One, unlike 20 years later when it almost became the core.
Similar to shipping tycoons and industrial tycoons, it’s not that they can’t afford a building, but they just want to build their own industry.
Many people even refuse to invest in the real estate industry because of fear.
Bao Yugang shook his head and said: "With this capital, I might as well buy a boat. I heard that Yang Sheng is planning to make a one-time investment Purchasing five cargo ships in Japan is a big deal.”
"Yes, I have enough confidence in the future of the global shipping market." Yang Wendong admitted.
The purchase of a large freighter is not only a matter on your own side, but also involves several shipping companies and multiple banks. There are many people involved in the matter, and of course it is impossible to keep it absolutely confidential.
It is not difficult for outsiders to know, especially those in the industry.
Bao Yugang nodded and said: "I am also optimistic about the future shipping market, but there is insufficient funds to support rapid expansion."
After listening, Yang Wendong asked: "Bao Sir, since you don’t have enough funds, why not consider my last proposal, I can invest a sum of money into your company.”
Bao Yugang thought for a while and said: "I have considered this matter before, but the problem is that our shipping companies are operated with high debt and their own value is not high. The money you invest may not be able to buy half of the ship. "
"That's right." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "It is indeed difficult to reach a consensus on this matter. Let's negotiate separately later.
Even if we can't reach an investment, we can do it later. Cooperation is possible in all aspects. ”
Asset-heavy industries all have one characteristic, that is, the market value is far less than the amount of funds they bring. For example, a real estate company:
A real estate company. The market value may be only one billion, but through bank loans, pre-sales of off-the-plan properties, and deferral of supplier funds, it can leverage more than ten or even dozens of times the amount of funds with the lowest funds.
For example, the most famous company in the past life, Mr. Xu, had a market capitalization of only HK$500 billion at its peak, but its liabilities exceeded HK$2 trillion.
The same goes for shipping companies. Everyone is running with debt, and after buying the ship, they slowly repay the loan. However, when calculating the value of the company, it is not much after deducting the debt, and there is not much money to refinance.
"Okay." Bao Yugang put down what he was thinking and said, "Then I'll go over there first and won't disturb Yang Sheng."
After saying that, Bao Yugang also I went to the side seat, but he was the only one working in shipping here. Most of them were real estate, industrial and even some Hong Kong government officials.
It was time for the opening at 10 o'clock. Witnessed by the media, Yang Wendong invited the secretary of the Hong Kong government, a white ghost named John, to reduce the red line while being photographed by the media.
Then, the mall door opened, and a swarm of people rushed in from outside.
Inside the shopping mall, various stores have already been prepared to welcome customers at the most suitable prices.
Yang Wendong and his party came to an open space on the third floor. Through the hollow space, they could see most of the people in the mall.
John smiled and said: "Eric, your shopping mall looks very successful. I have participated in many shopping mall openings on behalf of Mr. Governor, but this is the first time I have seen so many people."< br>
“I am also very happy to be able to serve more Hong Kong citizens.” Yang Wendong also said with a smile.
In fact, the reason why there are so many people is because we now control the media.
Hong Kong China Daily takes a high-end route, and its customers themselves are also high-spending groups. These people are also frequent visitors to Central shopping malls.
At the same time, Yang Wendong also has good relations with many newspapers such as Ming Pao, Xingxing Daily, Ta Kung Pao, etc., so paying them for publicity is naturally not a problem.
The other is Hong Kong Commercial Radio. This radio station also has hundreds of thousands of viewers in Hong Kong. Families with radios cannot be said to be wealthy, but at least they are not poor. These people are also potential customers of shopping malls.
John said: "Mr. Hong Kong Governor also hopes that Hong Kong citizens can live a life like British society, which requires business people like Yang Sheng to run it well."
"Thank you." Yang Wendong replied politely.
John said again: "Yang Sheng, in addition to participating in the opening of Changxing Shopping Mall this time, I also need to tell you one thing. Your application to serve as an unofficial member of Tsim Sha Tsui has been approved. In a few days, , will be sent to your house.”
“Oh, thank you,” Yang Wendong said politely with a smile.
When negotiating with the Governor of Hong Kong about the Ten Thousand People Industrial Park more than half a year ago, the Governor of Hong Kong, Robert Brown, said that Yang Wendong could be an unofficial member.
This position has no real power, but it can be regarded as having an official reputation, which is not harmful. Later, the Hong Kong government sent people to help Yang Wendong apply, and then they waited for the news.
As of today, I have an accurate reply.
John explained: "Yang Sheng, this application for membership is once a year, usually in August, so even if you applied in March, you need to wait until recently to get the result."
"I know, and I told me before." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It is also an honor for me to serve the citizens of Hong Kong."
Although I do not have any rights, I can still make suggestions in many cases. , after all, those who can become parliamentarians as non-officials are also prestigious or have financial resources in the local area.
"That's good." John replied: "Someone from the officials in Tsim Sha Tsui will contact you."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Most of the shops in the shopping mall are similar to other shopping malls. The only difference is that on the first floor, there is a large "grocery store". In addition to the grocery store, there are also many snacks. .
After entering, many customers were surprised to find that all the products were placed on the shelves with price tags on them.
“This thing is just left here, unattended?” A middle-aged woman was very surprised, and her companions were also the same, looking around.
At this time, a young woman wearing yellow overalls came over and said: "Guys, there are baskets over there. You can each take one. You can use the goods on the shelves in our Carrefour supermarket as you like. Take it and put it in the basket;
After you finish shopping, you can go to the front to check out and pay once. If you have any questions about the product, you can directly ask me or the staff in yellow overalls. "
"We can take it casually? "The middle-aged woman's face was a little incredulous.
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